He called himself Mr. Brexit so, naturally, he brought the architect of Britain's vote to leave the Euopean Union on stage.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage joined U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump in Mississippi, in front of a crowd of thousands.

During his speech, Trump compared the Brexit campaign to "take back control" to his own campaign for "American independence" in a bid to boost his support through tumbling polls.

Farage, after a warm introduction by Trump, said: “We reached those people who have never voted in their lives but believed by going out and voting for Brexit they could take back control of their country, take back control of their borders and get back their pride and self-respect.”

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Though he didn't give his outright backing to the conservative candidate, Farage said: "I will say this: if I was an American citizen, I wouldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton if you paid me!”

However, many people at the rally were puzzled by Farage's appearance. A survey bythe Guardianshowed that eight in 10 people had never heard of him.

One woman said she had learned of him in the lead-up to the rally, and the other said, “He’s from the Brits. That’s all I know.”

Other Trump supporters interviewed by Sky News also didn't know who he was:

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